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Definitions for apparently
ap·par·ent·ly

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word apparently.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. apparently, seemingly, ostensibly, on the face of itadverb

    from appearances alone

    "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face of it the problem seems minor"

  2. obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plainadverb

    unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

    "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn"

Wiktionary

  1. apparentlyadverb

    Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.

  2. apparentlyadverb

    Seemingly; in appearance only.

    A man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart.

  3. apparentlyadverb

    According to what the speaker has read or been told.

    Apparently you are quite a good dancer.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Apparentlyadverb

    Evidently; openly.

    Etymology: from apparent.

    Arrest him, officer;
    I would not spare my brother in this case,
    If he should scorn me so apparently. William Shakespeare, Comedy of Err.

    Vices apparently tend to the impairing of mens health. John Tillotson.

Wikipedia

  1. Apparently

    Apparently is a song by North Carolina rapper J. Cole, released on December 9, 2014 as the lead single from his third studio album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive. The song samples "La Morte Dell'ermina" by Filippo Trecca, and was produced by J. Cole. The song has since peaked at number 58 and 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts, respectively. The song was nominated for Best Rap Performance for the 2016 Grammys.

ChatGPT

  1. apparently

    Apparently is an adverb that is used to describe something that seems to be true based on the evidence or information available, although it is not completely known or confirmed. It indicates a belief or perception based on what appears to be the case or what is ostensibly known or understood.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Apparentlyadverb

    visibly

  2. Apparentlyadverb

    plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently

  3. Apparentlyadverb

    seemingly; in appearance; as, a man may be apparently friendly, yet malicious in heart

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'apparently' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1399

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'apparently' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1034

  3. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'apparently' in Adverbs Frequency: #123

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of apparently in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of apparently in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of apparently in a Sentence

  1. Efraim Zuroff:

    Apparently, that’s not exactly the case, if she is healthy enough to flee, she is healthy enough to be incarcerated.

  2. Axel Cruau:

    The real Charley Robinet is in France apparently living a totally normal life and totally unaware his identity had been stolen years and years ago.

  3. Matthew Kennedy:

    While the market apparently believes that a Twitter owned by Elon Musk dims the outlook of Truth Social, Donald Trump still has some financial incentives to use Truth.

  4. Paulo Barreto:

    The pandemic has not helped because there are apparently less agents out there, and illegal loggers obviously don't care about the virus in remote areas of the Amazon.

  5. Fred Guttenberg:

    Our legislators won’t do anything about the law. The gun lobby says we shouldn’t do anything about the law. The manufacturers, marketers and sellers of these guns say, ‘It’s not our fault.’ This is the only industry where there is apparently a protected class, well, we’re going to change history and break that protection.

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Translations for apparently

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  • ظاهرًا, على ما يبدوArabic
  • সাধারণভাবেBengali
  • aparentmentCatalan, Valencian
  • zjevně, patrně, zřejměCzech
  • efter sigende, åbenbart, tilsyneladendeDanish
  • offensichtlich, augenscheinlich, dem Anschein nach, anscheinend, vorgeblich, offenbar, angeblich, scheinbarGerman
  • προφανώςGreek
  • verŝajne, ŝajneEsperanto
  • supuestamente, según parece, obviamente, evidentemente, presuntamente, al parecer, por lo visto, aparentementeSpanish
  • bideBasque
  • näennäisesti, näennäisen, ilmeisestiFinnish
  • évidemment, apparemmentFrench
  • is cosúil goIrish
  • a rèir coltaisScottish Gaelic
  • כנראהHebrew
  • जाहिरा तौर परHindi
  • tampaknyaIndonesian
  • apparentemente, evidentementeItalian
  • 明白に, そう, 思しい, らしい, 一見, ([[どうやら]])…[[らしい]], 明らかJapanese
  • redzami, acīmredzot, redzams, šķietamiLatvian
  • ogenschijnlijk, duidelijk, naar het schijnt, kennelijk, schijnbaar, blijkbaarDutch
  • tilsynelatendeNorwegian
  • haniiNavajo, Navaho
  • najwyraźniejPolish
  • aparentemente, evidentemente, claramente, supostamentePortuguese
  • по-видимому, очевидно, казалось быRussian
  • prividno, изгледа да, привидно, izgleda daSerbo-Croatian
  • zjavne, očividne, zdanlivo, údajne, evidentne, zrejmeSlovak
  • uppenbarligen, tydligenSwedish
  • anlaşılan, görünüşe göre, besbelliTurkish
  • بظاہرUrdu
  • hình nhưVietnamese

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